happy morning!

Mornings should be welcome with smile because it is a blessing from God. It is also God’s way of saying “I love you my child”, and aside from that you have a million reasons to smile every time you wake up. It can be the smell of the delicious sinangag ni Nanay with matching tinapa at kamatis, or it can also be the warm sunlight touching your face from the window right beside your bed. It can be the small things you see, hear or feel. But sometimes we are so busy thinking about our problems that we didn’t appreciate every blessing that God is giving us in every second, every minute, and every hour of everyday.

What I am saying is that we should be thankful of what we have right now though we cannot have what we wanted , God is making sure that we have what we needed. Like in my case, I want to be rich like Manny Pacquiao, Manny Villar or Chavit Singson to have all the things that I wanted like fancy clothes, luxury cars and high class circle of friends. But God gave me a simple life, a simple family, and a simple group of friends because that’s what I needed for now and it matters most rather than things I wanted to have (but like I've always wanted I'll be rich someday, not to have the material things this consumeristic world can offer but to help less fortunate people and share it with them).

I am so blessed. Blessed in a way that He gave me a simple yet loving family that truly cares and always there through my ups and downs. Blessed in a way that He gave me a simple yet true friends that understands me no matter what I do. And blessed in a way that He gave me a simple yet happy and peaceful life here on earth, I could not ask for more because simply I have all the things I needed. I know you get my point, there’s no need for you to be rich just to be happy and contented.

Money can’t buy you a true happiness or one happy morning because there are so many priceless things you can experience that you don’t have to pay a single centavo for it. All you need is to open your heart and feel God’s love in every thing because the true source of happiness comes from the priceless things we have, yet we always taken for granted.

I invented a saying, “Life is too precious to be wasted” (yah, precious indeed!) it’s hard for us to realize this but that is the truth. While some people are too busy enjoying their life and doing their purpose, some seems to be contented living in the world full of misery and wasting every single chance to be happy. I wonder why they chose hanging out with Mr. Misery over the fact that God gave them free will to choose.

Now, when did the last time you wake up in the morning with a smile in your face? Can’t even remember? Don’t even care? Well this is a chance for you to try what I am saying and let yourself live in a better world just by seeing life in its brighter and more colorful side or beyond the imperfection. Take away your burdens and miseries and give it all to God and just live your life as ideal as you want it to be, and then when you seemed to like it more than your old life, it is for you to enjoy every single of it not me nor other people.

Birds are chirping in the nearby trees, a delicious breakfast ready on the dining table with matching picture perfect sunrise I can see right outside my window. I know there will be a one happy morning for everyone.

ang munti kong pangarap

Tapos na ang Semana Santa kaya balik na naman sa normal na gawain ang mga tao. Pero sa aking pagmamasid ikinalulungkot kong malaman na ang kahulugan na pala ngayon ng Holy week ay outing dito, outing doon, jamming gabi-gabi at walang tigil na party. Masakit tanggapin na ang henerasyon ng tao ngayon ay mahina na ang pananampalataya sa kanya at tila yata materyal na bagay na ang sinasamba ng karamihan. Hindi nakapagtataka ang maraming kaso ng krimen at masasamang balita na meron sa bawat sulok ng mundo.

Sa aking pagninilay-nilay sa nagdaang linggo may munting pangarap na nabuo sa aking puso. Gusto kong ibaba ang langit dito sa lupa para maranasan ito ng lahat (ha? hindi ako nababaliw!). Oo, hindi ko magagawa ang magagandang landscape sa langit o literal na magaya ang pisikal na itsura ng nito, ang ibig kong sabihin ay kung anong atmosphere sa langit. Siguro nagtatanong ka ngayon kung paano ko naman nalaman kung anong atmosphere sa langit samantalang hindi pa naman ako nakakapunta doon. Simple lang, nabasa ko lang lahat ng nalalaman ko tungkol sa langit pagkatapos ginamitan ko ng matinding imahinasyon para mabuo ang perpektong itsura nito sa isip at sa puso ko.

Kung iniisip mo na imposible ang pangarap ko, isipin mong mabuti baka kasi impossible para sayo na may langit. Para sa akin ang langit ay isang lugar na puno ng pagmamahal sa sarili at sa kapwa. Lugar na walang gumagawa ng masama kaya walang nangyayaring masama, kung bakit, dahil mahal nila ang sarili nila at ang kapwa nila. At higit sa lahat lugar kung saan mararanasan mo ang walang kapantay na kasiyahan dahil maraming nagmamahal sa'yo hindi dahil sa mayaman ka o popular ka kundi dahil anak ka ng Diyos ama at kapatid ka nila. Ang sarap isipin na ang munting pangarap na ito ay maisasakatuparan ko sa mga darating na panahon, ngayon pa lang abot langit na ang ngiti ko at sobrang saya na ang nadarama ko habang iniisip ito.

Simple lang naman mabuhay dito sa mundo kaya lang naman nagiging mahirap sa iba na mabuhay dahil may mga taong ginagawa itong kumplikado, pero kung sundin lang natin ang mga utos niya at hayaan natin siyang punuin ng pagmamahal ang mga puso natin sigurado nasa lupa pa lang tayo eh parang langit na. Alam ko na hindi ko kayang gawin ito mag-isa kaya makikipagtulungan ako sa mga taong ganito rin ang pangarap o makikipagsanib-pwersa sa mga taong gumagawa na ng langit dito sa lupa kaya hindi magtatagal darating ang panahon hindi ko na ito matatawag muli pa na isang pangarap.

Hindi madaling magmahal sa kapwa lalo na kung kaaway mo pero kung umaapaw ang pagmamahal na ibinibigay sa'yo ng Diyos hindi ba't madali na para sa'yo na maibahagi ito sa iba? kung sobra-sobrang blessings ang natatanggap mo di'ba madali na lang mamigay sa iba? At kung sakali man na hindi ibalik sa'yo ang ibinigay mo sa taong yun hayaan mo na Diyos na ang magbalik sa'yo nito. Ang pinakadahilan kung bakit tayo nandito at nabubuhay ay para magmahal.

Kung gusto mong mapalapit sa kanya hindi pa huli ang lahat dahil iniintay ka lang niya kapatid ko. Ito ang isang website na pwede kong irekomenda sa'yo para mahanap mo siya sa puso mo. http://bosanchez.ph/.  Maraming article ang mababasa mo na maaring makakatulong sa'yo sa website na nabanggit ko. God bless you!

I only have 58 days left

It's not that I am dying or something bad will happen and I have 58 days left to live this awesome life (God forbid), what I mean to say is I only have 58 days to prepare myself and accomplish things before my age turns 21 this coming May 10. How time pass by so quickly and I'm definitely not getting any younger at all, and some thoughts are bothering me lately that I became insomniac and it's giving me a migraine every now and then. So what's the fuss all about huh? nothing, just me loosing my self-esteem because at the age of twenty I still don't know what I want to do with my life and don't have any plans yet (that hits my head really really hard). This is the mere result of years I deprived myself from exploring life outside my room especially during high school days when I locked my self up in my room and watch television as long as it please me.

A time machine will help me a lot with my present situation if only I can turn back time and change things so that my life will not turn out the way it is now. In case you're wondering if I even have at least friends to mingle with and not just my very best friend which is the television set, yeah, I have friends but I don't see them often and I don't communicate much not really minding at all. To cut the chase, I am living within my comfort zone all those years and not minding anything about the future so here I am making sentiments about my foolishness. Now after seeking for advice from my dear friends and after reading a bunch of blogs and watching a lot of good vibes videos on youtube, I am ready to start from scratch and step by step creating myself because there's this saying that "life is not about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself" which is very true.

A special thanks for my family and their never ending love and support for me whenever I'm in trouble or just feeling inferior they never fail to raise me up every downfall. This time I will make them proud by being strong enough to step out of my comfort zone and not let another year pass and miss out again somethings that matters. I can't wait to start the new chapter of my life and I'm looking forward to the adventures that awaits me. Kung hindi ngayon, kailan pa ako magsisimula? life is unpredictable we have to expect the unexpected and live our lives to the fullest today without thinking about tomorrow. It's scary but I think I can handle it with the help of my loving family and friends I will do just fine.

Really looking forward for the new chapter of my life I know it will not be easy but someone have to change for the better and for the benefit of all. I can picture myself now after 5 years (oh yeah!), sometimes we just really need a little spanking to be able to wake up into reality.^_^

unbreakable habit

I have this morning habit of sticking those headset to my ears and listen to my favorite songs just to jump start the day 'cause mornings should be greeted with a smile that's why I had developed this habit. As a daily routine after a morning prayer I'll plug those headset to my ears and start playing those songs that makes my heart go wow! this habit will stay with me forever. Here's some of the songs on my playlist:

• Power of two by Aiza Seguerra
• Runaway by The Corrs
• A thousand miles by Vanessa Carlton
• Sparksfly by Taylor Swift
• Ikaw lang talaga by Yeng Constantino
• Say Ok by Vanessa Hudgens
• Gusto na kitang makita by Session Road
• When I look at you by Miley Cyrus
• You'll always find your way back home by Miley Cyrus
• Cowboy Casanova by Carrie Underwood

My all-time favorites are Power of two, A thousand miles, Runaway and When I look at you there's just this feeling of kurot sa puso whenever I hear one of those songs. Kahit naman single ako may love life pa rin ako hindi naman ibig sabihin na kapag single ka wala ka nang minamahal na tao di'ba? Actually, I dedicate the song Power of two and A thousand miles to SpongeBob. :)

Kapag naumpisahan mo ang araw ng isang malaking ngiti sigurado magiging maganda ang araw mo basta pairalin lang ang positivity. Always remember that you can't live a positive life with a negative mind! Araw-araw may magagandang bagay na pwedeng mangyari kung sakali naman wala eh di gumawa ka ng maganda para may mangyari di'ba?. Umpisahan mo nang gawin ang mga bagay na magdudulot sa'yo ng saya. Go lang ng go! :D

a letter for someone special

I have a crush on this guy, who likes SpongeBob too and happens to have similarities with my father so I guess that's the real point why I like him a lot. Of course he doesn't know about it unless I’ll tell him, I want to but I guess it's not a good idea 'cause we are friends. I want to write a letter for him to say thank you for bringing out the best in me (literally) but having second thoughts because this might ruin our friendship. I’ll still write him a letter but will be confined in the four corners of this blog site with a lot of hope that in time he might be able to read this.

Hi tough guy,

            First, I want to tell you that I liked you before we even met personally that afternoon on the month of December, a friend of mine way back when told me about how great you are as a person and from that day forward you gain some place in my heart. It is crazy but it's true you really caught me without knowing about it, I can't blame you for being hard on me sometimes 'cause I know if you only knew you'll not treat me that way. Then the liking become stronger than before because I proved that the guy in my friend's story really exist and I finally met the guy I’ve been looking for all this time. But I am not expecting something from you or even assuming that we are meant to be, I don’t want to be hard on myself thinking you can like me too (I am not the type of girl you will like for sure). I am letting God do the job because if it meant to happen it will happen but now I am enjoying the ride, enjoying hanging out with you, and really enjoying being friends with you.

             

            I want to say thank you for bringing out the best me, after I met you I’ve never been the same person I think you have this power of changing people from being good to being better. I will give you a hug when I ever get a chance there will be no second thoughts about it, I’ll hug you if there’s a chance that is my way of paying back. You keep me motivated day after day I don’t know what will happen if I never met you maybe I’m still a pessimist. I am very happy that you walked in to my life and add some colors in it I could not ask for more in my life because I have those things that I needed. Even if we don’t end up as a couple I’ll still treasure this friendship we have and forever keep those sweet memories we had, I can’t feel sorry and I will never feel sorry even we don’t end up together for I am blessed that I have known you.

          

             Please continue to change people for the better, I’ll pray to God for you safety and may he always give you strength and courage in spreading change. I can only wish your happiness and success I will not be surprised if one day you’ll become a millionaire, but make sure to stay humble and keep your feet on the ground. Seasons may change so do I, for change is constant and I may no longer like you tomorrow but there’s one thing that I’m sure of and that is I’m glad to be given a chance to like you. For now, I’ll be giving some of my time to you ‘cause it’s the best thing I can share with you, who knows maybe this seed of likeness grow into a tree of love! Thank you very much SpongeBob. :)

                         

                                                                                                                                                                                        Monica

                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                      

..natatangi..

Gusto kong ipakilala ang nag-iisang lalaki sa buhay ko ngayon, papa ang tawag ko sa kanya (oo, papa ko talaga). Gusto ko siyang ipagmalaki sa lahat ng tao gaya ng ginagawa niyang pagmamalaki sa akin kaya ang laman ng post na ito ay tungkol lang lahat sa kanya. Gagawan ko siya ng parangal dito sa blog site ko at sana dumating ang pagkakataon na mabasa niya ito.

Ang papa ko ang lagi kong kasama simula nang namawala si mama, sampung taon lang ako ng mawala si mama pero hindi ako ni minsan pinabayaan ni papa. Madali lang sabihin na tatay at nanay ka pero napakahirap panindigan lahat ng reponsibilidad kaya madalas iniisip ko may anting-anting siya kaya niya nagagawa lahat iyon. Si papa kasi may katangian na kahit imposible na yan sa mata ng ibang tao nagagawa pa rin niyang posible, sino ba naman ang hindi hahanga sa kanya?

Sobra talaga ang pagpapasalamat ko sa Diyos dahil ang papa ko may super powers (haha) at napaka-charming pa! kahit sabihin natin na tinotopak siya minsan ang importante naman ay yung kabutihan ng puso niya. Inaalam ko nga lahat ng sikreto niya at kung may anting-anting talaga siya para magamit ko rin. Idol ko talaga siya hindi dahil siya ang tatay ko kundi dahil totoong tao siya , laging handang tumulong ng walang iniisip na kapalit at higit sa lahat kapag nagmahal siya wagas.

Napaka-open ni papa kaya pwede kong sabihin lahat sa kanya pero syempre pinipili ko lang yung mga sinasabi ko pero sa usapin na openness napaka-open minded na tao niya. May mga araw na nagkukwentuhan kami nang kung ano-anu under the sun tapos kami madalas ang magka-date tuwing Valentine's Day o kaya naman nagfo-foodtrip kami kapag sawa na sa lutong-bahay. Ang nakakatawa madalas kami mapagkamalan na couple o kaya magkapatid kapag magkasama kami (haha) maalaga kasi siya sa sarili niya kaya kahit 40 plus na ang edad niya parang 30 plus lang siya.

Nakita ko na rin si papa umiyak pero isang beses lang iyon at hindi na naulit, umiyak siya sa harap ko pero hindi bumaba ang tingin ko sa kanya kundi lalo ko siyang hinangaan. Ang tunay na lalaki marunong umiyak at hindi takot umiyak. Hindi ko makakalimutan iyon dahil para siyang isang eksena sa pelikula na makabagbagdamdamin. Sinabi ko tuloy sa sarili ko na kapag nagmahal ako pagdating ng panahon gusto ko katulad ng papa ko, kahit hindi siya pinanganak na mayaman kaya niyang ibigay ang mga bagay na kailangan mo, kahit hindi siya nakatapos ng 4 year course sa kolehiyo "he is a man of virtue" at napakaraming experiences sa buhay na priceless pero pwede niyang i-share sa'yo, at higit sa lahat hindi siya nagsasawang mangarap at lahat iyon binibigyan niya ng katuparan one step at a time.

Maikling mensahe para kay papa:

Mahal na mahal kita. Hindi man ako maging perpektong anak gagawin ko ang lahat para maging mabuting tao katulad mo. Salat man sa maraming bagay hindi naman ako naging salat sa pagmamahal at pangaral dahil nandyan ka lagi. Syempre lahat ng tao sasabihin nila na yung papa nila ang pinaka da'best sa lahat (sino ba naman ang hindi?) pero ito na lang ang sasabihin ko, ikaw papa ang da'best na regalong natanggap ko galing sa Diyos. Maraming salamat po sa lahat ng sakripisyo, tiwala, at suporta. Napakaswerte ko dahil ikaw ang papa ko kaya ngayon hayaan mong i-share ko sa iba ang mga natutunan ko sa'yo. We are not living in perfect life but you teach me how to live life beyond its imperfections. I love you pa.

introducing me!

Hi, I'm Monica! :) 

Thank you for visiting my blog!

This is my first post so I'm kind of starting from scratch still running out of words. I don't even know if I'm writing or blogging in a write way but I don't focus on that thing only on the message I want to convey. This post is intended to introduce myself so here it goes.

First thing about me is that I'm not good in English but I will try my best to finish this post without using Filipino words (the word is try). I am not good in writing or blogging things 'cause I am used to hide my thoughts then but now I don't think I want to hide those precious thoughts inside my head. I maybe small to the eyes of everyone around me but I know inside of me rest a big heart that will always be willing to care. By the way anyone are free to criticize me if that's the only way I can please you.  :) 

Monica is a/an...

• christian
• employee 
• K.S.P (kulang sa pansin)
• frustrated writer
• frustrated dancer
• great singer
• great friend
• great person 
• adventurer
• open-minded
• optimist
• lover 
  

Monica likes...

• the color green
• the all time favorite Spongebob Squarepants
• eating unripe mango or Indian mango
• reminiscing happy experiences
• being a hopeless-romantic
• happy people (they are contagious)
• nature tripping
• egg (I prefer scrambled egg with lots of fried garlic on top)
• laughing out loud
• reading
• being a better person everyday

Actually, there's a lot of things about me but I just gave you a sneak peek of who I am, so the rest are for you to find out yourself. I am once a pessimist but at last converted to an optimist from that event I realized that I missed so much things just by being a pessimist now I couldn't afford to miss out things again 'cause I'm turning 21 this coming May. I can say I am happy with my life now and what I have right now but I will not stop to dream even the "impossible dream" because a man without dream are like zombies they are moving but totally dead.

I want to make this world a better place for me to live so from this day forward I will see life beyond its imperfections. Accept the fact that life is unfair and get used to it. Share love as its best to have no regrets. Laugh my heart out for tomorrow may never come. Touch lives as much as possible because if mean people can affect you of all their meanness good people can too!

Again, I'm Monica!

STATUS: Living life to the fullest to have no regrets, sharing positivity and happiness to everyone.

me, myself and I